Photographer Accused Of Tesco Bomb Threat!

The man charged with the recent £1M Tesco bomb threat blackmail attempts turns out to have been a photographer. Philip McHugh, unemployed at the time of the bomb threats, had felt he had to give up a former day job in a regional VAT department following a News of The World sting. The News of the World used two people posing as models to set the photographer up for a story that falsely represented him as an exploiter of women with a kinky interest in spanking. Mr McHugh won damages against the tabloid as a result. However, he later had to sell his home and had difficulty holding down a steady job. Mr. McHugh had also worked as a part-time college photography tutor. The Tesco bomb threats closed 14 stores around the country for security checks.